Big Ten expansion not ‘dead’ yet
John F. Silver
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney told reporters at the Chicago Big Ten meetings that calling expansion “dead” was a little strong. Here’s a report via ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
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Purvis, Drummond on campus
John F. Silver
Transfer Rodney Purvis, who is sitting out the 2013-14 season, is on campus and enrolled in classes.
Purvis talked with the New Haven Register’s Dave Borges about transferring.
Purvis averaged 8.3 points per game last season in 23 starts for N.C. State. He was a high school All-American coming out of high school.
Hamilton commitment a good sign
John F. Silver
Hamilton is generally regarded as a top 30 recruit and could even be in the top 10 next season as he continues to generate buzz in recruiting circles.
Hamilton is the kind of rangy small forward/shooting guard prospect that the Huskies traditionally have been built on. Hamilton, a 6-foot-6 out of St. John Bosco in Bellflower, Calif., averaged 14.5 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
UConn’s Calhoun has hip surgery
Omar Calhoun underwent two surgical procedures in the last two months to help alleviate discomfort in his hip. Calhoun should be 100 percent by August.
John F. Silver
Calhoun was having discomfort and had surgery that shaves off bones from each hip, the left hip in March and the right hip in late April.
UConn men to host Florida
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According to gatorzone.com, the Gators will come to Connecticut to play UConn on Dec. 2.
The Gators are fresh off an Elite 8 appearance and will likely be Top 15 coming into next season with the bulk of their roster returning. The Huskies, of course, will have all five leading starters returning including its top four scorers in Shabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright, DeAndre Daniels and Omar Calhoun.
The Gators were 29-8 last year. The Huskies, of course, were 20-10.
Napier to return to Huskies
Shabazz Napier plans on returning for his senior season with the Huskies. (AP Photo)
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Napier led the Huskies in scoring at 17.1 points per game.
Here’s Napier’s statement, released through the school:
An exclusive hall for Calhoun, Auriemma
John F. Silver
Former UConn men’s coach Jim Calhoun and women’s coach Geno Auriemma are already Hall of Famers and rub elbows with the games giants. Is it possible another hall could be greater?
How about entering a Hall of Fame that includes Roger Sherman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Noah Webster and Mark Twain?
Now that’s heady company.
Charges against Wolf dropped
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He still remains suspended from the team.
Here’s the news via the Associated Press:
VERNON, Conn. – Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Connecticut center Enosch Wolf stemming from a February domestic violence arrest on campus.
Wolf’s attorney, Robert Britt, says prosecutors dropped the case after they said they were satisfied with the results of personal counseling Wolf has received.
Authorities say the 7-foot-1 junior had refused to leave the campus apartment of a female friend and got into a physical confrontation with her. He had been charged with third-degree burglary, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.
Wolf was suspended indefinitely from the team.
Huskies stay home with Moore
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Moore replaces George Blaney, the long-time veteran coach who was Jim Calhoun’s right-hand man for 12 years. The staff is now full of players who played for Jim Calhoun. Associate head coach Glen Miller as well as Moore and operations director Kevin Freeman are all former Calhoun players. Blaney will remain as an adviser.
“I’m really excited to add Ricky to our coaching staff,” Ollie said. “When Ricky was here as a player, he epitomized what UConn stands for and I know he will do the same thing as a coach.”
George Blaney, who just completed his 12th season with UConn, remains on the staff as a special assistant/adviser to the head coach.
Other views on UConn’s place in realignment
John F. Silver
Of course, UConn is the No. 1 team in all of this affected because they are the team that doesn’t have a chair when the music stops.
So, what’s UConn to do?
